Instructions for users

Dear students,

Please read these instructions carefully before starting the course

E-learning Policies in theCourse Syllabus

  • You should read the course ILOs and schedulecarefully before starting the course
  • Youshould visit the coursesite once a day to view new announcements.
  • Use the Students’ Forum to contact the instructors outside of scheduled activities, post and respond to questions about tests, deadlines, or any other related course information.Your instructor will respond to your question received on a given day no later than the next workday.
  • The allowed software for posting documents is Microsoft Office 2007 or earlier. Posts will not be accepted in any other format.
  • Ignorance of course policiesis not anexcuse for failure to conform to thesepolicies.

Student Privacy Policies

To protect student privacy, access this course site is restricted so that outsiders cannot see the resources that reside there, including students’ discussion responses, assignments and examination reports.

Discussion Policies

  • Forums will have an associated deadline by which time all students must have posted their responses to receive credit for participation.
  • Chats will have a specified time period during which students mustparticipateto receive credit.
  • Within 48 hours of a discussion’s end, the instructor will review all studentresponses and post a response as a course announcement.
  • Students will be graded on discussion postings. Points are earned based onquality of responses and compliance with the required number of postings asspecified in individual assignment instructions.
  • Individual discussion assignment instructions will indicate the number of pointsthat can be earned on that particular discussion assignment.
  • The points earned by each student on a given discussion will be posted to theonline gradebook no later than two weeks after the discussion ends.
  • Students are expected to focus on the specific topic of the discussion asassigned. The introduction of irrelevant subjects is not permitted. Violators willbe asked to leave the discussion, and a grade of zero points will berecorded.
  • “Flaming” is posting abusive or insulting messages. Any student who engagesin flaming in a discussion will be required to leave the class. A grade of zero points will be recorded.
  • Students required to leave a discussion will be notified of this consequence in aprivate e-mail.

Assignment Policies

  • All assignments will be submitted electronically via the course site.
  • If there are technical problems with the course site, assignments can be sentto your instructor in an e-mail. The subject line of the e-mail must include yourname, the course alphanumeric designator, and the number of the assignment.No work received via e-mail will be graded if the subject line is not properlycompleted.
  • All assignment due dates refer to midnight CLT on the listed due date. Lateassignments will not be accepted.
  • The course software standards for submissions of assignments are Microsoft Office 2007 or earlier. Assignments completed in other formats will notbe accepted.
  • Your instructor will review assignments within 72 hours of the due date andwill send you feedback electronically either by e-mail or through commentsposted on an assignment returned via the course site.
  • Grades on assignments will be posted in the gradebook within 72 hours of thedue date of the assignment. You must refer to the gradebook in thecourse site
  • If an assignment is not accepted because this policy is not adhered to, a ‘zero’ grade will be recorded for the assignment.

Getting Technical Help Policies

  • To obtain technical help with the course site and/or course site server, calltheTechnical Help Desk at ………. between … a.m. and … p.m. CLT or sende-mail to …..@......
  • To obtain technical help while working in laboratories, report yourproblem tothe lab assistant on duty.
  • If technical difficulties with university computers or network servers affect assignments,quizzes, exams, or scheduled class presentations, your instructor will usethe following procedures to communicate with you to provide appropriate directionsin the order listed below:
  • An announcement will be posted on the course site.
  • If the course site is unavailable, an e-mail will be sent to all students.
  • If the course site and e-mail are not in service, your instructor will place a messageon the announcement board in the department.

Student Code of Conduct Policies

  • It is the responsibility of each student to:
  • Treat all other students and instructors with dignity and respect in face-to-face interactions and in electronic communications.
  • Comply with cheating and plagiarism policies of the institution and this course. Violations will result in dismissal from the course with a failing grade.
  • Participate respectfully in team collaborations and team projects.
  • Participate respectfully and professionally in peer reviews.
  • Be self-motivated and self directed and exhibit the following behaviors:
  • Be a good time manager.
  • Approach the course with a desire to learn.
  • Assume a leadership role when necessary: voluntarily help other students when you have knowledge they don’t have.
  • Develop needed technology skills.
  • Submit constructive suggestions for course improvements.

Intellectual Property Rights Policy

Ain-Shams Faculty of Medicine reserves the exclusive right of ownership of all electronic courses, documents, programs, etc. developed under the auspices of the faculty.

No established Ain-Shams Faculty of Medicine internet course material may be transferred to any outside entity in part or as a whole.